Non-refillable bottle.



Patented luy l5, |902.

No. 704,6l3.

H. F. BUTTNER.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

:Application filed Apr. 25, 1902.)

{No Model.)

Wip e rrhh Sra-rhs HENRY F. BUTTNER, OF IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 704,613, dated July 15,1902.

Application led April 25.1902. Serial No. 104,666. (No model.)

'o ctZZ whom. t may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY F. BUTTNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Idaho Falls, in the county of Bingham and State of Idaho,have invented a new and useful Non- Reillable Bottle, of which thefollowing is a specification. y

The invention relates to improvements in non-refillable bottles.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofnon-refillable bottles and to provide a simple, inexpensive, andefficient one adapted to eectually prevent the introduction of a liquidinto a bottle or analogous receptacle after the same has received itsoriginal contents, thereby preventing fraudulent adulteration of theoriginal contents or the refilling of the receptacle with an imitationliquid.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is au enlarged sectional view of a portion ofa bottle constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is asimilar view of the lower valved stopper.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in both figuresof the drawings.

ldesignatesalowerstopperorplugdesigned to be constructed of glass orother suitable material, which will be unaffected by the contents of abottle or analogous receptacle and arranged within the lower portion ofthe neck 2, which is adapted to receive an ordinary cork or stopper 3 inits upper portion to enable the bottle to be corked and sealed in theusual manner. The lower stopper or plug 1, which maybe secured withinthe neck by any suitable means, is provided with upper and lower uprightpassages 4c and 5, and it has a valve-seat G at the upper end of thelower passage 5, which is offset from and arranged out of alinement withthe upper passage 4. The passages a and 5 are illustrated on an enlargedscale in the accompanying drawings; butin practice the passages will beconstructed much smaller in order to prevent the introduction of atoolfor interfering with a valve 6a. The valve Gf, which is preferably inthe form of a ball, is arranged on the valveseat when the bottle is inan upright position to prevent a liquid from being introduced into thebottle. The valve is introduced into the lower stopper or plug through atransverse passage 7, extending inward from one side of the stopper orplug l and located approxi mately midway between the top and bottom ofthe same. The bottom of the transverse passage is preferably inclined todirect the ball upon the valve-seat 6, and, if desired, this transversepassage may be plugged after the ball has been placed in position. Thestopper or plug is provided at a point opposite the transverse passagewith a recess 8, having an inclined bottom and adapted to receive theball when the bottle is inverted for decanting its contents. As thebottom of the recess S is inclined, the bottle will have to be invertedto at least a horizontal position in order to cause the valve to leaveits seat.

It will be seen that the lower stopper or plug and the valve areexceedingly simple and inexpensive in construction, that they areadapted to be readily applied to a bottle or analogous receptaclewithout altering the construction thereof, and that the valve will beclosed and will effectually prevent the intro* duction of the liquidinto the bottle when the latter is in an upright position.

1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a receptaclehaving a neck, of a plug or stopper provided with upper and lowerpassages and having an intermediate valve-seat, said plug or stopperbeing also provided with a transverse passage extending inward from oneside of it to the valve-seat and closed by the neck of the receptaclewhen the stopper or plug is in position, and a valve arranged on theseat, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a receptaclehaving a neck, of a stopper or plug having upperand lower passages andprovided with a valve-seat and having a recess located at one side ofthe valve-seat, said stopper or plug being also provided with atransverse passage extending inward from one side of the same,and avalve, substantially as described.

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3. In a device ofthe class described, the ed at the upper end of thelower upright pascombination with a receptacle having a neck, sage, anda stopper arranged in the upper porof a stopper or plug arranged in thelower tion of the'neck, substantially as described. portion of the neckand provided with upper In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 5 andlower' passages and having a transverse my own I have hereto affixed mysignature in 15 passage extending from the upright passages the presenceof two witnesses.

to one side of the stopper or plug, said up- HENRY F. BUTTNER. rightpassages being offset from and arranged Witnesses: out of alinement witheach other, a bail-valve W. I-I. HOLDEN,

Io arranged within the stopper or plug and seat- J. E. MILLER.

